Overview

• Schneider marks his 70th on Saturday, 30 August, with an open-air performance at Hamburg’s Stadtpark.
• The milestone comes as he continues a five-decade career defined by improvisation and absurdist humor.
• He is on tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the program “Ein Mann und seine Musik.”
• His autobiographical documentary “The Klimperclown,” an ARD production, is playing in cinemas and streaming on the ARD Mediathek.
• Rooted in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the multi-instrumentalist broke through with “Katzeklo,” gained nationwide fame after a 1994 “Wetten, dass..?” appearance, hit No. 1 in 2013, and received the 2023 Kunstpreis NRW.